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An Externally-Heated Diamond Anvil Cell for Synthesis and Single-Crystal Elasticity Determination of Ice-VII at High Pressure-Temperature Conditions
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2020
This work focuses on the standard protocol for preparing the externally-heated diamond anvil cell (EHDAC) for generating high-pressure and high-temperature (HPHT) conditions. The EHDAC is employed to investigate materials in Earth and planetary interiors under extreme conditions, which can be also used in solid state physics and chemistry studies.
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Assessment of Boron Doped Diamond Electrode Quality and Application to In Situ Modification of Local pH by Water Electrolysis
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Cited by 5 •
2016
A protocol is described for the characterization of the key electrochemical parameters of a boron doped diamond (BDD) electrode and subsequent application for in situ pH generation experiments.
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Fixed Target Serial Data Collection at Diamond Light Source
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Cited by 22 •
2021
We present a comprehensive guide to fixed target sample preparation, data collection, and data processing for serial synchrotron crystallography at Diamond beamline I24.
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Sample Preparation and Transfer Protocol for In-Vacuum Long-Wavelength Crystallography on Beamline I23 at Diamond Light Source
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2021
Here, we present a protocol for cryogenic sample preparation and transfer of crystals into the vacuum endstation on beamline I23 at Diamond Light Source, for long-wavelength macromolecular X-ray crystallography experiments.
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Achieving Efficient Fragment Screening at XChem Facility at Diamond Light Source
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Cited by 78 •
2021
This paper describes the complete XChem process for crystal-based fragment screening, starting from applying for access and all subsequent steps to data dissemination.
FAQs
The polished diamond culets provide the contact points where applied force is concentrated onto a tiny sample region. This concentration allows the cell to study matter at very high pressures with a small amount of material. It is therefore suited to examining behavior in materials under deep-Earth-like conditions.
Because the diamonds are transparent, scientists can interrogate the compressed sample while compression continues. Infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction can be used during compression. These measurements characterize the sample under pressure, supporting direct assessment of behavior relevant to Earth’s interior and environmental processes.
Infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction are available for characterizing matter during compression. In environmental sciences, these measurements can be applied to water, minerals, gases, and carbon-bearing compounds. Their results contribute to understanding geochemical cycles, mineral transformations, subsurface carbon storage, and physical processes affecting Earth’s interior and environment.
Collecting data during compression links the measured response to the high-pressure condition being imposed. The transparent diamonds make this in-place observation possible with infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, or X-ray diffraction. For environmental research, that connection helps characterize materials in settings relevant to deep-Earth processes, including mineral transformations and carbon behavior.
Scientists place a tiny sample between the polished tips of two opposing diamonds, apply force through their culets, and collect measurements while compression is maintained. Depending on the scientific question, they may use infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, or X-ray diffraction to characterize the sample under the imposed conditions.
It can support investigations of how water, minerals, gases, and carbon-bearing compounds behave under extreme pressures and temperatures. The resulting characterization informs questions about geochemical cycles, mineral transformations, subsurface carbon storage, and physical processes that influence Earth’s interior and environment. These are central environmental-science research questions.
By exposing carbon-bearing compounds to conditions associated with Earth’s interior, a Diamond Anvil Cell produces measurements of their behavior under pressure and temperature. Those observations can contribute to studies of geochemical cycles and mineral transformations, while directly informing environmental research questions about subsurface carbon storage.